Sources sought
Request for Information (RFI) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Geosynchronous Wide Field of View (WFOV) Electro-Optical (EO) Sensor
SYZ001
Department of the Air Force, FA8819 Sda and Combat Power SZK-LA.
Response deadline
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST
Closed 250 days ago. Posted January 6, 2026, first published November 26, 2025. Scheduled to archive January 24, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
Amendment 3: 06 January 2026 1. Attached an updated Comment Resolution Matrix answering an additional question received from industry.
Amendment 2: 30 December 2025 1. Attached an updated Comment Resolution Matrix answering additional received questions from industry.
Amendment 1: 19 December 2025 1. This amendment added in a Comment Resolution Matrix answering questions received from industry.
This RFI is for SSC/SYD 89-SYZ. Additional market research may or may not be conducted. Responses from small businesses are encouraged. This RFI is focused on surveying industry space-based, WFOV optical capability. The Government is interested in sensors capable of detecting resident space objects at 14.5 visual magnitude with special interest in sensors capable of detection at 16+ visual magnitude at a solar exclusion angle of 60 degrees from sensor boresight.
The Government is especially interested in sensors that are capable of searching a solid angle 40 degrees in right ascension by +/- 15 degrees declination in 30 minutes or less from an ESPA-class bus to conduct wide-area volume search.
Recent (?5 years), relevant demonstrated success with low/moderate cost, build/production (?2 (preferred) year sensor builds) of sensors performing the mission described in Section 3.II & 3.III below is desired, which may include development that is underway, modified existing design, or already fielded.
High Technology Readiness Level (TRL) products and services, as well as re-use opportunities are of interest. “Low/moderate-cost” and “rapid” production must result in acceptable programmatic and technical risk to the Government.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
November 26, 2025
Sources sought
Due January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 13248251fffa4b8ca13238966f328531
December 19, 2025
Sources sought
Due January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice f234c9f36086408ba1a0dc3de9908289
December 30, 2025
Sources sought
Due January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 11f51eaab40b428098044b6dfdcae512
January 6, 2026
Sources sought
Due January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 063a279d245743e4ad23a8d8c616be6b
Points of contact
- Tobias Richardstobias.richards.1@spaceforce.mil3106539416
- Robert Chernoffrobert.chernoff@spaceforce.mil
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